{"id":32440,"date":"2020-08-07T16:05:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=32440"},"modified":"2020-08-07T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:14:26","slug":"dubai-based-entrepreneur-shares-his-experiences-about-running-a-direct-to-consumer-business-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/podcasts\/dubai-based-entrepreneur-shares-his-experiences-about-running-a-direct-to-consumer-business-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN: A Dubai-Based Entrepreneur Shares His Experiences About Running A Direct-To-Consumer Business In The Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Charles Wright, co-founder of a local direct-to-consumer company, talks about the business model and everything you need to know about running one in the UAE.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Wright is a Dubai based entrepreneur, who previously had a venture in the gaming industry and is also the co-founder of Hopi, an up and coming contact lens brand that sells directly to consumers via <a href=\"https:\/\/behopi.com\/\">behopi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hopi was founded to disrupt the antiquated contact lens retail model<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"EP 76 Charles Wright, Co-Founder, Hopi by DUBAI WORKS Business Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dubai-works\/embed\/episodes\/EP-76-Charles-Wright--Co-Founder--Hopi-ehotm2#?secret=cdTr0Lp1Xg\" data-secret=\"cdTr0Lp1Xg\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Charles talks about Hopi&#8217;s plans on bringing high-quality daily lenses directly to its customers at affordable, honest prices<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Episode about Direct-to-Consumer Business in the Middle East is up with our guest Charles Wright, Co-Founder of Hopi.<\/p>\n<p>LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X1aQCND2c3\">https:\/\/t.co\/X1aQCND2c3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hopicontacts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hopicontacts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charleswr1ght?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@charleswr1ght<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sxN5YR1mn\">pic.twitter.com\/1sxN5YR1mn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Smashi (@smashitv_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashitv_en\/status\/1291369400428363776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charlie talks about how Hopi came to be, its plans for expansions across the Gulf and then to South East Asia, and everything you need to know about a direct-to-consumer business &#8211; including how to raise funding.<\/p>\n<h2>Take a listen<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dubai Works Ep76 &#8211; Charles Wright, C0-Founder of Hopi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F06RvcOs0W\">https:\/\/t.co\/F06RvcOs0W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Smashi (@smashitv_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashitv_en\/status\/1291268319585038336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Follow Dubai Works wherever you listen to your podcasts<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1IrgBCjNAxIFbbtnvf1nx6?si=P9OHPW6gRKWqYRIxEgrqxg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dubai-works\/episodes\/EP-75-Tom-Woolf--Founder--CEO-of-EdAid-ehd64r\/a-a2ql8lf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anchor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ep-75-tom-woolf-founder-ceo-of-edaid\/id1450257652?i=1000486500383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charles Wright, co-founder of a local direct-to-consumer company, talks about the business model and everything you need to know about running one in the UAE. 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